[Footnote 71: #toi#. Except when used of
deity tu, te and toi imply endearment
or condescension, as, e.g., to servants, children,
animals, etc. The change from toi
to vous would therefore imply a coolness between
the aunt and niece.]

#Page 23.#

[Footnote 72: #Va-t’en#, Leave me,
Let me be alone.]

[Footnote 73: #A la bonne heure#, Well,
expressing surprise and relief that the countess has
dismissed her with a kiss.]

ACT I. SCENE 12.

#Page 24.#

[Footnote 74: #servons-nous-en#, I’ll
put it to the proof. Since the French have
no first person singular imperative, they are forced
to use either the plural, as here, or the subjunctive.]

ACT I. SCENE 13.

#Page 25.#

[Footnote 75: #mon dieu#, heavens!
He is frightened at his own courage. When dieu
contains no thought of deity, I consider it more reverent
to use d. French usage varies. Cp.
p.5, note 2.]

#Page 26.#

[Footnote 76: #avec joie# at the thought that
she is still beautiful enough to be loved by a young
man, and so possibly by Henri. De Grignon naturally
misinterprets it.]

[Footnote 77: #dussiez-vous#, even though
you should. The imperfect subjunctive, being
avoided (See p.3, note 3), has, when used, a peculiar
emphasis.]

[Footnote 78: #Bal champetre#, Rural dancing
party, or festival, at which the masters may mingle
with their servants and retainers.]

#Page 27.#

[Footnote 79: #nous jugera#, i.e., judge
between us.]

[Footnote 80: #Et moi donc#, equivalent to, And
think how I must feel.]

ACT II. SCENE 1.

[Footnote 81: #marechal des logis de dragons#,
sergeant of dragoons.]

#Page 28.#

[Footnote 82: #prefet#, prefect, governor
of a department, appointed by the central authority.
There are now in France 87 departments, divided into
362 arrondissements and some 36,000 communes.]

[Footnote 83: #parfaite#, very courteous
or kind.]

[Footnote 84: #bien en cour#, a favorite at
court.]

[Footnote 85: #fermes#, homesteads, tenantries.]

#Page 29.#

[Footnote 86: #demi-lieue#. As now used
the lieue is colloquially 4 kilometres, or
2-1/2 miles. The old lieue was of 4,444
metres, or not quite 3 miles, and there is also a
lieue marine of 5,555 metres, or 3 nautical
miles. Say: hardly a mile and a half.]